Dev
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| Born | Swaminath Raamanathan Chennai, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor and Content Producer |
| 📆 Years active | 2013 - Present |
| 🏢 Organization | Madboys Creatives |
| Known for | Happy to be single - First South Indian Web series, Vellai Pookal |
Swaminath Raamanathan (born 26 October), known by his mononymous stage name Dev[1], is an Indian film actor and content producer, who appears in Tamil films. He was earlier credited as Abhinav[2][3] until 2019, when he adopted his new name. He made his debut playing Nazriya Nazim’s love interest in director Balaji Mohan’s 2014 bilingual Vaayai Moodi Pesavum (Tamil)/Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram (Malayalam). In 2016, he played the character of Mukundan in Nelson Venkatesan’s critically acclaimed Oru Naal Koothu (2016)[4].
His first role as a central character was in the Tamil crime thriller Vellai Pookal (2019)[5][6]. He played the role of Ajay, a software engineer working in Microsoft and son of retired cop Rudhran (played by Vivek). The film was shot entirely in Seattle and released in April 2019 to highly positive reviews from critiques and audiences alike. His performance was well received with India Glitz[6] terming it “perfect as the typical Indian techie" and The New Indian Express[7] calling his performance "relatable and realistic".
He also produces content and commercials (web series, television commercials, digital brand films) under his production company Madboys Creatives[8]. He produced and acted in South India’s first web series, Happy to be Single[9][10], distributed by Sony Music India with Anirudh Ravichander launching it.
Personal
Dev was born in Chennai in 1988. He did his schooling in SBOA School & Junior College and SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai and then graduated with an engineering degree from SSN College of Engineering.
Filmography
Web Series
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Happy to be Single | Uday | Tamil | South India's first web series | [10][9] |
Movies
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Vaayai Moodi Pesavum | Vinod | Tamil | Bilingual in Malayalam as “Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram ” | |
| 2016 | Oru Naal Koothu | Mukundan | Tamil | [4] | |
| 2019 | Vellai Pookal | Ajay | Tamil | [5][6] |
References
- ↑ "Dev – Tamil film actor of 'Vellai Pookal' fame". My Words & Thoughts. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ↑ "An exclusive interview with Vaayai Moodi Pesavum actor Abhinav". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ↑ "Abhinav gets lucky the first time - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Oru Naal Koothu review. Oru Naal Koothu Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Review : Vellai Pookal Review: A neatly made whodunit thriller (2019)". www.sify.com. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Vellai Pookal review. Vellai Pookal Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ↑ "'Vellai Pookal' review: Make way for the Tamil Sherlock Holmes". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ↑ "Madboys – Creatives". Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Shreekarthick and Swami - Interview". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Happy to be single".
External links
- Dev on IMDb
- Dev on Facebook
- Dev on Twitter
- Dev on Instagram
- Dev on Times of India
- Galatta Tamil interview - Rejected offer from Big Boss 1 Tamil
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